Remove Rapid Ransomware V3 From Your System Quickly

 

I need help to remove Rapid Ransomware V3 from Windows 10. My computer was working fine on last day. But today when I started my PC and tried to open file, suddenly it dropped the ransom note and instructed to pay the amount. I am afraid and need help to delete Rapid Ransomware V3 completely from my system.

Short summary of Rapid Ransomware V3

Rapid Ransomware V3 is a file encrypting virus which target English speaking PC users or the country as France, USA, and Spain. It is detected in the beginning of May 2018. Rapid Ransomware V3 locks the file by using AES cipher and then hackers demand ransom to transfer 0.7 BTC through TOR and use the email ID as [email protected]. The extension used as .Rapid and keep the ransom note in the form of txt or html. The original version of rapid ransomware has different shades but it has same form.

Rapid Ransomware V3 uses the spam email and social engineering methods to spread the payload. The ransom note contains the heading as “Please Note – IRS Urgent Message-164” which shows some malicious contents.

File encrypting process of Rapid Ransomware V3

Rapid Ransomware V3 is dubious threat which encrypt the files as videos, images, word document, excel, ppt, audios, pdf and more. It is set to erase all Shadow Volume Copies of Windows OS by using the command as :

vssadmin.exe delete shadows /all /Quiet

 

When the above command starts to execute, it will encrypt your all files. This is because the command delete the method to restore your all files.

The malicious activities of Rapid Ransomware V3

Rapid Ransomware V3 is a dangerous virus which locks your important data to demand the charges for decrypting your files. They asked to pay the money to grab decryption key to unlock your files. They give you a deadline of 24 hours to pay the money for the key. If you will not pay the money, your files will get deleted by them forever. If you will pay the amount you will be make fool by them. You are not going to gain any key to decrypt your files. Another risk is that your financial details and identity will also be theft. Some victims pay the amount because their files are so important. But, paying the ransom amount is not a wise step. We recommend you to keep back up of your all files. You can follow the instruction to keep your system virus free.

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What To Do If Your PC Get Infected By Rapid Ransomware V3

The ransomware infection has been mainly designed with the purpose to scare users and trick their money. It take your files on hostage and demand ransom to return your important data. But now the question is what you can do when your system got infected by Rapid Ransomware V3 virus? Here are some option that you can use to get rid of this nasty infection.

Don’t Panic – Well the first thing is Don’t panic and then completely check out your system for any working files. If you got any working files then copy it to USB drive.

Pay Ransom – Other option is you can pay the ransom and wait to get your files back. (really a bad option)

Use Backup – Clean you entire system files, remove the infection completely from your PC and restore your files with any backup.

Remove Infection – You can also delete Rapid Ransomware V3 virus using malware removal tool and remove all the infected files. You can later recover all your data by using any data recovery tool. (In case you don’t have backup of your files.) – Recommended Method.

Reinstall Windows – The last option is reinstall your Windows OS. It will completely remove all your data as well as infection. You will get a completely new infection free PC.

How To Remove Rapid Ransomware V3 Virus From Your PC

Step 1 – Boot your computer in Safe mode.

Step 2 – Remove the infected registry entry files.

• Click Windows Flag and R button together.

• Type “regedit” and click OK button

• Find and delete following entries.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREsupWPM

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesWpm

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain “Default_Page_URL”

HKEY_LOCAL_Machine\Software\Classes\[Rapid Ransomware V3]

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\[Rapid Ransomware V3]

Step 3 – Remove From msconfig

• Click Windows + R buttons simultaneously.

• Type msconfig and press Enter

• Go to Startup tab and uncheck all entries from unknown manufacturer.

Step 4 – Restart your computer normally.

Check your computer now. If the virus has gone then you can start using your computer. If the infection still remains then head to the next step.

Step 5 – System Restore

• Insert Windows installation disk to CD drive and restart your PC.
• While system startup, keep pressing F8 or F12 key to get boot options.
• Now select the boot from CD drive option to start your computer.
• Then after you will get the System Recovery Option on your screen.
• Select the System Restore option from the list.
• Choose a nearest system restore point when your PC was not infected.
• Now follow the option on your screen to Restore your computer.

If the above manual methods didn’t removed Rapid Ransomware V3 virus then you have only option to remove infection using a malware removal tool. It is last and the only option that can easily and safely remove this nasty threat from your computer.

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